Lowville state police responded at about 3:10 p.m. Monday to the collision on Hines Road, police said. Speed, failure to keep right and driver inattention by Kody Beasock contributed to the accident, police said.

No charges are pending, police said.

Hines Road, which the brothers resided on in Boonville, is a paved town road about 17 feet wide with unimproved shoulders, state police said.

Before the accident, Kody Beasock was traveling east in front of his residence, and Christopher Beasock was traveling west, police said. Both were positioned toward the center of the road, police said.

Witness statements and scene evidence indicate Kody Beasock looked over his right shoulder while his motorcycle drifted to the left and struck Christopher Beasock head-on in the middle of the roadway, police said.

An uninvolved 15-year old on an off-road motorcycle was traveling east to Kody Beasock’s right, and an uninvolved 16-year-old on an off-road motorcycle was traveling west to Christopher Beasock’s right, according to state police.

When the brothers collided, both were ejected from their bikes, and both motorcycles came to rest in roadside ditches, police said.

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